James E. Torgerson

Stoel Rives LLP Names James Torgerson Firm-Wide Managing Partner

Torgerson becomes the first Alaska-based Am Law 100 and Am Law 200 firm-wide managing partner in U.S. history

PORTLAND, OR (Jan. 11, 2016) — The U.S. business law firm Stoel Rives LLP today announced that James E. Torgerson, a partner in the firm’s Anchorage office, has been appointed firm-wide managing partner (FMP), making him the first Alaska-based managing partner of a major law firm in U.S. history. Torgerson, whose appointment went into effect Jan. 1, 2016, succeeds Bob Van Brocklin who served as the firm’s managing partner from 2008 to 2015. Stoel Rives has nearly 400 lawyers in seven states and the District of Columbia. Torgerson joined the firm as a founder and managing partner of the Anchorage office in 2008. 

Stoel Rives is a business law firm providing corporate and litigation services to clients in the Energy & Infrastructure, Agribusiness, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing & Consumer Products, Technology, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Government & Public Agencies and Natural Resources industries throughout the United States. The firm has nearly 400 attorneys operating out of 11 offices in seven states and the District of Columbia. Stoel Rives is a leader in corporate, energy, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and construction, litigation, natural resources, project development and real estate law. For more information, visit www.stoel.com.